I connected with Visa on twitter, where he’s made many friends over the past several years. I wanted to interview Visa to talk about his leap to self-employment over the past couple of years, but we talked about so much more. We talk about: What the word “nourish” means to him His evolution on procrastination and getting started How to find like-hearted humans on twitter The “asshole problem” The curious humans of twitter How he creates his own work See the episode notes here Follow Visa on twit...
Oct 30, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep 67•Transcript available on Metacast Alex Pang is the author of Rest about how you can do more while working less and is author of the forthcoming Shorter, which shares stories of companies that have shifted to a four day workweek. Hear about Alex's own sabbatical, how he changed his relationship to rest and what he's learning now. Read more about Alex and get a copy of his book here ---- Want to support the Boundless Podcast? Join as a Patron here 📘 GOOD WORK: LIVE! => Learn More 📕 Buy Paul’s Book (50k+ Sold) : The Pathless P...
Oct 22, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep 66•Transcript available on Metacast I'm experimenting with some shorter episodes where I explore side hustles and creative experiments with people taking action on experiments they are excited about. This one features Rohith Amruthur, creator of the Lost Geographer, which you can learn more about here . If you have any suggestions or want to come on the podcast, shoot me an e-mail . If you'd like to support this podcast you can do so here . 📘 GOOD WORK: LIVE! => Learn More 📕 Buy Paul’s Book (50k+ Sold) : The Pathless Path 😁 ...
Oct 17, 2019•23 min•Ep 65•Transcript available on Metacast I had a 2nd conversation with Stephen about the phases and emotional experiences of what a shift looks like. He's coached hundreds of people so has a good understanding of what people typically face. I created this as part of my curious exploration of making sense of what it takes to reinvent in the modern world. If you want to support the podcast, you can go here . 📘 GOOD WORK: LIVE! => Learn More 📕 Buy Paul’s Book (50k+ Sold) : The Pathless Path 😁 Join Hundreds On Unconventional Paths: P...
Sep 19, 2019•49 min•Ep 64•Transcript available on Metacast Andy Sparks founded a company called Holloway, which is trying to solve the problem of sharing knowledge online. He shared how his startup is trying to combine beauty, writing & deep knowledge to complex topics like Venture Capital and Hiring. We talk about his journey, how he started writing, the professor that changed his life in college and how his father has influenced his approach to work & life. He also shares how he thinks about "a lake" as a metaphor for life and how he stays in ...
Sep 04, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep 63•Transcript available on Metacast " coworking at its best isn’t an occupancy based business at all. If the only time your members can get value from their membership is when they’re in the room, you’re limiting the potential of your community " Alex Hillman runs one of the longest running co-working spaces in the world - Indy Hall - in Philadelphia. He thinks the word "coworking" has lost some of its meaning and that many companies are running "spreadsheet businesses" rather than cultivating community. "That level of dependence ...
Aug 21, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep 62•Transcript available on Metacast Years ago, Ben wrote that his personal mission statement was “to help people reach their full potential” and our conversation touches on this theme in many different ways. Ben is a former car rental pro turned consultant turned HR executive. His work in HR landed him on the cover of Human Resource Executive but instead of staying on the path to CEO he decided to carve his own path. Our conversation touches on a number of issues including coaching, entrepreneurship, how his relationship with work...
Jun 19, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep 61•Transcript available on Metacast John Zeratsky was a designer in the tech industry has worked with hundreds of startups in his time at Google Ventures. He’s also obsessed with redesigning time and thinking about what matters in life. Earlier this year he just got back from 18 months living on his boat "Pineapple" with his wife sailing around Central America, which he wrote about in an article titled “ What quitting my job to sail around central america taught me about fulfillment .” In this conversation we talk about: Growing u...
Jun 12, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep 60•Transcript available on Metacast Hannah Wei has been living as a digital nomad for the last four years traveling across the US, Canada and Southeast Asia. When she is not working as a product consultant, she trains in Muay Thai, photographs people, and collaborates on local initiatives. In our conversation we touch on many things, including: Her upbringing in China and move to the US Her creative inspirations as a child and how that evolved as she got older Her experiment to code a bot to swipe on Tinder and tell people’s stori...
Jun 05, 2019•49 min•Ep 59•Transcript available on Metacast I talked to Alastair Humphreys after he had returned the previous night from a micro-adventure. It wasn't a four year biking trip or a challenging long walk across the desert (he's done that though!), but instead a short overnight camping trip with himself to re-connect with nature and his adventurous spirit. He helps others think about how they can design similar micro-adventures to find joy in the "5 to 9" rather than doing everything in service of the 9 to 5. Links Mentioned: Alastair Humphri...
May 22, 2019•42 min•Ep 58•Transcript available on Metacast After attending a few corporate recruiting sessions, he didn't take for granted that his path was to enter the corporate world. Twenty years later, he is still carving his own path and has recently returned from Koh Lanta, where he lived with his three children in Thailand for the last six months. We Talked About Ben starting a "tribe" in Fiji Early internet adventures His experiences coaching people with career transition The decision to move to Thailand with his three kids for six months Using...
May 15, 2019•1 hr•Ep 57•Transcript available on Metacast Heather McGowan is the most thoughtful writer and speaker I follow on the future of work. She is able to connect the dots between work, culture, society and identity in a way that has captured the attention of many individuals, companies and universities around the world. Heather’s career is also a perfect example of the type of path and work that was not possible in the past. Reflecting on her path she admits “this field just sort of emerged.” As her career has shifted more towards speaking, sh...
May 08, 2019•50 min•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast Rich fell in love with coding as a child but lost that passion when coding just turned into a job in the late 1990s. As he looked around and saw everyone overwhelmed in his industry, he decided to take a different path. He co-founded of Menlo Innovations in 2001 with a personal mission to end human suffering in the workplace. He is also the author of two books Joy, Inc. and Chief Joy Officer. Hear about his company has achieved gender diversity in the workforce, introduced pay transparency, embr...
May 01, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep 55•Transcript available on Metacast Jerel calls himself one of the original "job-hoppers." While he never found a great fit in the corporate world, in the 1980s, he was inspired by Steven Covey to develop a "personal mission statement." He used this to shape his decisions in life. In the early 2000's he decided to shake it up and headed to China for what turned into a 14 year journey of learning and adventure. To learn more about Jerel click here . ---------- Boundless => Reimagine Work 📘 GOOD WORK: LIVE! => Learn More 📕 B...
Apr 24, 2019•47 min•Ep 54•Transcript available on Metacast I met Craig at a conference called The World Domination Summit and when he introduced himself he gave me a pack of tea with his business card on it. Everything he does is like this - packed with thoughtfulness and humor. Craig is also the creator of the Morning effect, something he ended up being passionate about after going from someone that hated mornings to a morning advocate over the past 7 years. He defines the morning effect as: "the principle that what you choose to do in the morning can ...
Apr 17, 2019•55 min•Ep 53•Transcript available on Metacast Wesley Kang and Tanya Zhang are the co-founders of Nimble Made, an e-commerce clothing brand that makes “actually slim” dress shirts. Before taking the leap to work full-time on their business, they worked in the corporate world in New York City. As first generation Asian-Americans, they had achieved “success” - good jobs, good salary. They were on their way. However, deep down both wanted something a little more. Some of Tanya’s challenges working as a freelance graphic designer on the side con...
Apr 10, 2019•55 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast Chris Kirkland is a bootstrapped entrepreneur who has been living nomadically since 2006 and is the founder of several web businesses including artweb.com and tokyocheapo.com . We talk about how he has experimented with money, creativity, health and his lifestyle over the past 13 years. His nomadic journey started when he took a trip to Japan and after two days decided "fuck it," I'm going to stay a bit longer. We talk about his journey, entrepreneurship and his life experiments Why entrepreneur...
Apr 03, 2019•52 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast Martha Balaile is a fantasy illustrator living in Cape Town, South Africa originally from Tanzania. Her mission is to figure out how magic, mythology and fantasy can have an impact on real life. She’s also the wonderful creator of the new cover art for this podcast. Martha aspired to create “art that is filled with subtle lessons on living a magical and adventurous life.” Two of the lessons she has found: Go with the flow Be aware of fear We explore these a bit and she shares some examples from ...
Mar 27, 2019•30 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast A quick little update from Taipei. A couple links from the podcast: Revisiting Keynes Prediction for a Post-Work 2030 in “Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren” Luke Kanies Podcast Interview Curiosity Conversation With Paul Would love any feedback - e-mail Paul . 📘 GOOD WORK: LIVE! => Learn More 📕 Buy Paul’s Book (50k+ Sold) : The Pathless Path 😁 Join Hundreds On Unconventional Paths: Pathless Path Community 📲Connect + Follow Paul Twitter: @p_millerd Instagram: @pathlesspaul Paul’s...
Mar 20, 2019•21 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast Gabi Macra was a top Canadian basketball player that never really thought about the "life after basketball" before dealing with a major injury towards the end of her college career. Instead of following any sort of traditional path, she headed East to Japan where she came to teach English. She loved her experience there and now reflects on the immense value of learning how to teach and coach others helped her in the following years. Instead of heading back to Canada, she headed to London where s...
Mar 13, 2019•48 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast Christine Bader is currently living in Bali, Indonesia, where she is spending time focused on her family and self. She is the author of The Evolution of a Corporate Idealist: When Girl Meets Oil and the former head of CSR for Amazon before leaving in 2017, a journey she details in an amazing essay titled “ The year I learned to quit. ” She talks about leaving the corporate world and shifting her focus from building a career to building a life. Topics Discussed: Corporate social responsibility Ta...
Mar 06, 2019•46 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast Tyler Tringas is an entrepreneur and traveler. He's started two companies (one worked!) and now is founding Earnest Capital where he wants to help companies avoid going into $50,000 of credit card debt (like he did) to start technology companies. We talk about how this type of investing vehicle can help transcend some of the pressures to "scale at all costs" in ways that may not be suitable for most companies. Topics Digital nomads Starting a company Bootstrapping How to sell a company The four-...
Feb 13, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast I joined the amazing Jagriti Pande for a fun conversation around a number of different topics. You can subscribe to her master series on UX designers and other creatives here . Her amazing editing, way-too-kind-intro and fun clip at the beginning were such an amazing gift. Let me know what you think! 📘 GOOD WORK: LIVE! => Learn More 📕 Buy Paul’s Book (50k+ Sold) : The Pathless Path 😁 Join Hundreds On Unconventional Paths: Pathless Path Community 📲Connect + Follow Paul Twitter: @p_millerd ...
Feb 08, 2019•46 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast "I didn't think I'd be turning down work and choosing not to grow" I spoke with Chris Donohoe one year ago about his just-announced launch of his consulting firm, Uncommonly. He's more committed to carving his own path than ever and we walk through some of the lessons learned, pivots and his long-term strategy. Chris breaks down what he's learned over the past year, how he has started coaching people one-on-one and how he is thinking about structuring his time and day. Topics Discussed: Selling ...
Jan 30, 2019•33 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is a special treat from friends of Boundless, Cody Royle, who came on the podcast last year to talk about what the business world can learn from sports. I wanted to share a special episode from his podcast that was just launched featuring the NBA great Joe Dumars and workforce research great Adam Grant. I thought the three of them had a special conversation. If you want to subscribe to Where Others Won't do so here: Itunes Overcast Website 📘 GOOD WORK: LIVE! => Learn More 📕 Buy...
Jan 23, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast Mike was always a self-driven creator, developing TI-83 apps for his classmates to keep track of their grades from an early age. He spent a lot of time "head in in the clouds, making things." It is no surprise then, that he eventually found that self-employment was the right fit after several years of trying to make it work in the corporate world. Mike and I dive into his path in which he slowly made sense of the fact that it was time to take the leap to self-employment. As he was about to take ...
Jan 16, 2019•50 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff Hittner of Your Project X and Paul talk about their favorite 10 career myths. They dive deep into the beliefs and mindsets that drive these beliefs while making an argument for people to reflect at a deeper level to shift past the default to contemplate a wide range of options Readable Version: Top 10 Myths Myth #1 - "Once I land my dream job / make $X a year, I'll be happy" (2:35) Myth #2 - "I need to find my passion" (7:15) Myth #3 - "I should never take a pay cut" (14:15) Myth #4 - "You ...
Jan 09, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast In this short episode, I talk about the five lessons I've found that help people make the leap to self-employment: Find a friend taking a different path Re-define your relationship with money Build up your "eff you" fund Teach others something Find a way to make money other than full-time income Full Article | This episode is also a YouTube video For More With Boundless: Consider supporting the podcast on Patreon Join 110+ People Carving Their Own Paths In The Slack Community Set Up A Curiosity ...
Dec 21, 2018•8 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast Bryan Victor has never taken a traditional path but he doesn’t know any other way. Perhaps that is why he started his own podcast in Singapore, Misfits , which interviews unconventional Singaporeans. At 20, he saved up $10,000 while he was serving required military time and decided he would travel the world for a year. During the trip, he realized this was all the “schooling” he needed (see 10 things I learned ). After learning how he could live simply on very little money, he knew that this ope...
Dec 12, 2018•51 min•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast Tash Walker is the founder of a firm and spends her Fridays making marmalade. Before instituting a four-day workweek at her firm, The Mix, she barely had time for her relationships. She decided to start doing research about different ways of working. There had to be a better way than the default options of "Summer Fridays" and "flexible work," that never seem to make less anxiety or stress-ridden. In her research, she discovered many examples of Swedish companies embracing 4-day workweeks and al...
Dec 05, 2018•46 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast 
